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Gift Tag Poem Connections

One of the unique things about Poetry Tag Time anthologies is that there are connections or “tags” between poems that reveal how one poem can lead to another and another and another. In this Gift Tag collection, we identified a key word or phrase in the poems that connected one poem to the next. Here is that chain of connections and poems. And of course you might find an entirely different way to share and connect these wonderful poems!

HAPPY: “happy to be together”"Thanks Giving" by Jane YolenTOGETHER: “Some things are best when paired . . . ”"Two in One" by Allan WolfWRAPPED: Wrapped in feathers, wrapped with bows . . . wrapped in swaddling clothes?"Nativity" by Lee Bennett HopkinsTIGHT: wrapped tight, tight-knit families"We Are Woven" by Laura Purdie SalasJUST RIGHT: Here’s a story of a “just right” neighbor."Gift for My Mother" by Joan Bransfield GrahamCHOOSE: Is it harder to choose or to wait to be chosen?"Things To Do If You Are a Present" by Bobbi KatzSOFT: Soft as mittens and kittens . . ."Snow Gifts" by Amy Ludwig VanDerwaterSNOW: fairy dust, chill bright plumes . . ."Night Sledding" by Steven WithrowHILL: in one part of the world, moon-mound snow; in another part of the world, green hills and conga drums."My Own Horse" by Margarita EngleMUSIC: from “drumbeat / hoofbeat” to “Merry Plink plink-”!"Xylophone" by Robert WeinstockMore MUSIC? “What wonders can be heard!”"A Musical Gift" by Avis HarleyFINGERS: “fingers travel keys” . . . “fingers trace seams”"The Gift of Spring" by David L. HarrisonDREAM: dreams and heroes . . ."Dream" by Jen BryantNUTS: from nuts and rats to apples and zills!"If You Stuff a Stocking" by Carole Boston WeatherfordPOP: and the TOP (or dreidel) might land spinning!"Dreidel" by Douglas FlorianNO: Nisht, no, not yet."Gifts to Give" by Sara HolbrookWAIT: waiting is so hard . . . it’s so much better to take things into your own hands (or paws)!"If I Were A Dog" by April Halprin WaylandTHE CORNER STORE (or CORNER DRAWER) holds such treats and surprises!"Christmas Snapshot" by Rebecca Kai DotlichCHRISTMAS: and from these gifts, we grow . . ."Christmas Present" by Charles WatersWATCH: From watch to watch out."Two Wheels That Go Around" by Michael SalingerFLYING: a biker flying into a woodpile or fish flying over roofs in Santa’s frosted sled!"Flying Fish" by Pat MoraTREES: over trees (or in them) . . ."To an Indoor Spider" by Helen FrostBRANCHES: Who else is in the branches?"Tucked Between Branches" by Lorie Ann GroverWARM: Warm white lights, warm gingered sweetness . . ."Cookie Cutter" by Ann Whitford PaulSWEETNESS: Why is it we love sweet things so much? Who knows— but we do!"Surprise!" by Jeannine AtkinsHOMEMADE: Hats off to those who can bake their own cookies and knit!"For My Birthday" by Julie LariosPURR: Mice Crispies, anyone?"Happy Mew Year to Cats Day" by J. Patrick LewisJOINED: let’s join together and keep this celebration going strong, long after “the holidays”!"Gift Tag" by Janet Wong

Our goal: to have each poem appear whole on a Kindle screen. We call this form the Kindleku. We admit that it was a bit cuckoo to set a limit of 250 characters per poem—but we think you’ll like the results!